345. Try and die
O my aspiration-flame,although you are weak,
Although you are slow,
I shall not blame you,
I shall never blame,
O my aspiration-flame,
For I know nothing is easy
In this world.
Nothing is easy to perform
In this world of ours,
Even when God's Hour strikes,
Even when destination-goal nears
Our aspiration-cry.
Nothing is easy.
We just try
And die
And die and try.
Sri Chinmoy, A soulful cry versus a fruitful smile, Agni Press, 1977